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David Geeslin, Superintendent of the Indiana School for the Deaf, announced Wednesday he will retire next June, at the end of the current school year.
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The Indiana Department of Education awarded a total of nearly $5 million to 25 school corporations throughout the state on Friday at the third annual Indiana Educational Excellence Awards Gala.
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A change to Indiana’s law governing the alternate diploma will let more students with disabilities graduate high school. The change will affect school districts throughout the state, but it will have the biggest impact in some of the state’s smallest schools.
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Indiana schools could award students a new excellence in civic engagement designation on their high school transcripts in coming years. A new law passed this year requires the Indiana Department of Education to develop guidelines to determine how students can qualify.
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The district is one of many within the 115-mile-wide path of totality — which includes states between Texas and Maine — that have chosen to cancel classes or teach students remotely that day.
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Students and colleges are facing unprecedented delays with the Free Application for Student Aid, or FAFSA. Problems with the rollout of a new form has prevented many colleges from offering financial aid packages and left students confused about how much aid they’re eligible to receive as important deadlines roll by.
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Indiana teachers will be able to earn a literacy endorsement through a free professional development course offered by the Indiana Department of Education. Educators who complete the course will also receive a $1,200 stipend for their time.
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Lawmakers passed a flurry of bills this year that will have a wide impact on education in Indiana. Those included efforts to combat low reading scores, promote work-based learning and prepare for new graduation standards.
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Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a controversial reading retention bill into law Monday. The new law will hold back nearly all third graders who fail the state’s reading proficiency exam.
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A proposal to put chaplains in public schools could be derailed in the final weeks of the legislative session. However, a Senate committee voted this week to add the bill's language into a different measure – giving it another opportunity to make it into law.
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A proposal passed by a Senate committee would require schools to release students for faith-based instruction if requested regardless of the student’s academics. Lawmakers removed exceptions for students who are habitually truant or struggling academically.
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A Senate committee passed a bill this week that would fund additional scholarships for school employees with non-teaching degrees. Lawmakers hope the expansion will encourage more people to transition to teaching from other careers.